here are some of the other photos i took during Sam & Caryn's wedding. i blogged about it at eye-note but paiseh want to put so many own pictures there. so read it over there yah! =)

one blessing from coordinating weddings is that i make new friends. i got to know gary, elaine, dawson, pei sen, sam, caryn in the way that just going to the same church for years wont be able to spark off. it's truly a blessing... and did i mention romantic to be in prettie weddings..?? hahaha..

in case you've not seen all of it... here it is...
it's all masterly done by him.

love in a day

in the midst of an adventurous day, i received a tremendous loving card. it makes me smile, laugh and almost teared... thanks ed-girl... thanks for showing love - that came at the perfect time in an imperfect day...

little things like this gives me strength to go on. a manja from nailin, a hug from kat, a love card from edwina, a concerned chat with pc, grace from steven, and gets to eat all the sushi i love.... makes the season easier to go through...

does everything has expiry date? a limit to it's lifetime?
even love?

Another Surprise Bridal Shower

yeah! after the cat-nap episode, last Tuesday, a few of us pakat to surprise Mei Fung in a surprise bridal shower!

We meet at Sushi Zanmai (i think spelled like that) and pakat with Chiqui and Shaun to bring Mei Fung here... she was not like shocked-surprise, more like confused-blank-surprised! hahahaha...


We had dinner together, give her a little pretzie each, then we brought Shaun in to sing a love song to Mei Fung (unchained Melody) and share 10 things he loves about Mei Fung. from Mei Fung's expression, u can see she's enjoying it! hahahahaa....

the topic on love

this topic has been in my thoughts lately because recently i realised that many ppl around me have parents that have split up or separated or have very strained relationship with one another.... my own parents included in the list.

i even accidentally stumbled to a song by Justin Lo that he wrote about how he's affected by his parents' divorce. he cried when he sang it. that kinda hit my button though. the song ends with a line that says, "marriage is not merely about a kiss..." then i met with a couple of ppl telling me their parents' separation...

it makes me wonder this - i'm sure when they were dating, they were all lovey-dovey, and that's why they happily got married and have a few kids... and then end up separated and strained..??
is this really how life will end?

why are there so many hurt relationships that hurt themselves and sometimes like mine, the children are the ones also affected in a lifetime of bruised confidence.

there was a time i told myself if this is love n marriage, then it's fine with me not to have it.


but but but...
i see ps steven n wife, ps tim n wife, mark kor n wife, michael n ju and other couples in church, they are happy, they love being married, they work things out, they are stil lovey-dovey at this age and they continue the romance..
this should be the way of life right...

it's no wonder bible says,
1Co 13:4 Love is kind and patient, never jealous, boastful, proud, or
1Co 13:5 rude. Love isn't selfish or quick tempered. It doesn't keep a record of wrongs that others do.
1Co 13:6 Love rejoices in the truth, but not in evil.
1Co 13:7 Love is always supportive, loyal, hopeful, and trusting.
1Co 13:8 Love never fails! ...

without the love of God, the obedience of the word, the change that the spirit bring, how can life work out to a happily ever after chapter...?
without the forgiveness of God, the setting free of the past, how can one move on from the past into a new life of freedom and hope....?
without God, where can one hope or hang on to most securely...?

maybe u'll say u can. but for me, i need God. i need God because i don't like the endings i see. i want to create the biblical ending to the topic of love - that's the wedding vow.


Lord, thank you for your love, your forgiveness, your word, your Spirit.
you give me hope to a life that's not bleak and painful. you set me free from the past hurts.
How can i ever keep from singing of your praise? You're the God!

Kat-nap bridal shower

just we went to kidnap pc the celebrity to her bridal shower.... blindfolded her and took her to mid valley. ppl stop and see what are we doing! hahahahaha.... it was funny.. she was the most cooperative victim to be kidnapped... and most excited to be kidnapped! ajoh! ahahha...

we played a simple ice-breaker, called Kelvin to pay ransom by answering our questions - when did u first realise you love pc, name two things u love about pc, which part of her body u like the most, what is pc's i/c number, what's her shoe size, when did u first hold hands, what was the last thing she said to you before this conversation and he had to recite the valentine's day poem he wrote for her! hahahhaa....

then, everyone gave her a present that comes with a verse to bless her, we prayed for her.

on behalf of pc, i thank everyone for coming with a small little gift from bali. a wooden cat calendar with the dates March 14 and a little note.

then group photo!! yeah... hehe... of course after that she was RELEASED!
this is a little gift from the discipleship gals to thank her for being blessing in our lives. wanted to model after "along came polly" but then tak jadi. end up become like this. each of the pose got a meaning wan lah...

what i do on valentine's day....

This is one 'different' valentine's day i celebrated. it's definitely one of the specials...

1. celebrated nailin's bday...
2. farewell to vitz.. will miss him indefinitely... we all drew on the cap for him. 1a.m. branding.
3. receive angelic flowers... ahem... =)
4. tried to have a heart to heart chat with vitz...
5. went to check out nailin's car window.. ahem... that is sooo sweet of jh.
6. go to 5pm service, 8pm service
7. going to midnite movie - valkryie - so sad. tom cruise died. all the good ppl died.

tomoro end up be zombie...ahahhaa...
thanks everyone for a special day... =)

a not so romantic offer

last night i had a conversation like this:
*for my friend's sincere sake, i've shorten his nic!
June 6, 2008, from 01:29:08 to 08:03:43

*a.r - my mum asking when i want to get a girlfriend
summerarctic - happens all the time
summerarctic - for the reproduction cycle so tt got someone will take care of u when u get old
*a.r - haha
*a.r - you willing to be my girlfriend?
*a.r - lalala
*a.r - wakaka
*a.r - i'm honored
*a.r - :P
summerarctic - hahahahahahahahahaha
summerarctic -ask like this who want to be your girlfriend lah
summerarctic - failed!
*a.r - haha
*a.r - then then?
*a.r - how how?
*a.r - kakaka
summerarctic - fall in love yo! tak paham paham
*a.r - kakaka
*a.r - well, don't say i never ask, yaaaaa
summerarctic - no wonder still single
summerarctic - ok.. when i'm desperate that time i let u know i'll take ur most NOT romantic offer
summerarctic - aha
*a.r - wahlau eh
*a.r - ok ok
*a.r - here
*a.r - (Flower)
*a.r - kakaka (icon=lol &fall down on floor)
summerarctic - fall in love not fall down cos laff too loud
*a.r - well...
*a.r - at least, i made you laugh out loud
*a.r - appreciate that, please!
*a.r - :P
summerarctic - okok
summerarctic - thanks for your generously unromantic offer
summerarctic - i feel more relieved now that i know i;m not nobody want
summerarctic - haha
*a.r - ya ya, you should be
*a.r - and i have to admit, there was once that i used to like you a lot
*a.r - from far
*a.r - kakaka
summerarctic - used to? i'm detestable now is it?
summerarctic - i tot i'm friendlier nowadays
summerarctic - schooldays were my most rotten self... and to tink that u like me then.. eheheh... funny lah u
summerarctic - kenot tahan
summerarctic - hahhaha
summerarctic - u like rotten spoiled brat kind la
summerarctic - ahhahaha
*a.r - wakaka
*a.r - very the yau seng kak
*a.r - ngo chung yeee
*a.r - hahaha
*a.r - kakaka
summerarctic - haahha
summerarctic - but i do wonder
summerarctic - why u not gf yet? most of ur friend shuld aldy be dating or married or with kids d
*a.r - i don't know
*a.r - i don't think i'm ready for the commitment, maybe?
*a.r - don't know lo, difficult la
*a.r - and i do wonder
*a.r - why you still single ah?
*a.r - most of your friends should be dating or married with kids already, right?
*a.r - :)
summerarctic - i dont have reason to get married yet
summerarctic - is that good enuf reason? ahhaha
*a.r - who ask you to kahwin?
*a.r - :P
*a.r - your church, and your hyper active lifestyle should give you tonnes of opportunities, eh?
*a.r - :P
summerarctic - nope
summerarctic - tonnes of time taken though
*a.r - wakaka
summerarctic - dunno lah........ dunno why i want to kahwin besides liking the wedding ceremony.. ehehe,.. not good enuf reasons to get into the commitment
*a.r - don't worry
*a.r - when i'm 45 and still single, and you're the same, too, i'll propose nicely
*a.r - kakaka
summerarctic - Ok. DEAL!!
summerarctic - i promise i will reconsider nicely
*a.r - /duh
summerarctic - let me save up this conversation for use later
summerarctic - maybe i should post it up at my blog later
summerarctic -heheh
*a.r - PLEASE ERASE MY NAME IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT
summerarctic - eh,,, if i erase name then it would seem i made it up leh
*a.r - ooo
summerarctic - kenot kenot
summerarctic - heheh
*a.r - ah, ya lo
*a.r - now, you're simply irresistible
*a.r - ya maaa
*a.r - - you're very pretty, you know
*a.r - - :)
summerarctic - haha
summerarctic - so now i got ur permission to post it up some more
*a.r - /duh
*a.r - must get old faster now

i laughed during the conversation, lol this morning when i told yc...and is still laffing now.
so i still got 17 years to see if i need to take the offer or not! what a relieved.

a.r., now u can honestly tell your mom, u tried but the offer was postponed!! haha...

=)

lyn-lyn's wedding

here's nai lin... so pretty. she was lyn-lyn's bridesmaid.
single. available.
that's all i want to say...

Crystal Bridal Shower - 180208

The theme was warm n fuzzy and the deco are soft toys! hahaha...
Everyone came with a gift to bless her and shared warm thoughts n well wishes for her to shower her with love and thoughts.

A Love Story

This devotional was written by Jim Liebelt

I trust in God’s unfailing love, for ever and ever.
—Psalm 52:8b

Around Valentine’s Day most people think about love. With all of the media hype, even people who aren’t in love, think about love! Here, however, is a great story (author unknown) about the depths of real love; a love that goes far beyond romance; and a love that is instructive to all!

"It was a busy morning, about 8:30 a.m., when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 a.m. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him.

I saw him looking at his watch and decided since I was not busy with another patient that I would evaluate his wound. It had healed well, so I talked to one of the doctors and got the needed supplies to remove his stitches. While taking care of the wound we began a conversation.

I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment that morning as he was in such a hurry. He told me no, but that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I then inquired about her health. He told me that she had been in the nursing home for awhile and that she had Alzheimer’s disease. As we talked, I asked him if she would be worried if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was and that she had not recognized him in five years. I was surprised, and asked him why he was still going every morning to visit his wife even though she didn’t know who he is. He smiled and patted my hand and said,

'She doesn’t know me but I still know who she is.'

I tried to hold back tears as he left – I had goose bumps on my arm – and I thought to myself, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life.'"

We all want to be loved in that kind of way – a love that remains strong and unchanged even when we don’t recognize it! Thank God that He loves us in that same way! Though we may not recognize it, feel it, appreciate it or even take it for granted, God’s love for us never changes! He is always there for us! And God’s love for us sets the example of how we are to love others: our spouses, children, close friends, casual friends – and strangers alike.

As we celebrate another Valentine’s Day, may you be reminded of God’s love and experience it in a new and fresh way – and pass that same kind of love on to the loved ones in your life!

Surprise of Love!

After production at ECFD, my gals date me for a dinner at the restaurant opposite ECFD for a birthday dinner with me n yean ching.

Bee Sean, Ching, Doreen, Jocelyn, Esther, Judy, Se Wei, Jessica were there...
i heard that Li Shun forgot!!! hahah.... and of course Edwina went back and Rachel cant make it.

we had dinner and also a time of sharing - they ask me questions and i answer.
I really like this kind of dinners because everyone is not in a hurry, they were there because they wanted to be there and everyone openly share bits and thoughts, relax and real-fellowshipping.
i'm glad they did it. although i was tired physically and was really not well but time flies without me noticing it because it was good time!

but the other best gift was this book that they collected words from many ppl about me or to encourage me. i was really touched and as i read each of those message, i realise this... i am loved - whether i used to believe it or not, i am loved. yean ching got one that's words to her too but then since i'm biased, i'm going to say that my book is nicer! =)

a big thank you to all of you who took time to wrote to me and share life with me.
my life is worth celebrating because there are friends, families and partners like you.

Here's some of the pages... too many that i can't capture all. i think it took them about 7 hours to do and all the 'creative scribbles' within are Max's doing!
i'm sorry the pictures are not clear - i shot with my phone...

celebrations...

the month of December is all celebrations for my schedule... here are some of them...

1. ok... this is not very much december but november as my pretty god-daughter is born... Isabelle Lee Jia Yee! Ain't she most adorable? hehe... that's JuJu, the sister that very very very sayang me over the years... even during those years i was at my worst behaviors, she stuck with me. she's a treasure in my life journey.

2. this was on the first week of december (dec 2) - Kean Lin's wedding! at Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel Grand Ballroom. There were like a hundred tables of so?? i met a lot of primates!! catch up here and there but also strange to see them after such a long time... but i miss the friendship. oh, and yah, everyone is telling me when they are getting married next year... ahhaha...
ok. one comment on the wedding couple - above all the lavishness of the ceremony and all the funny videos and all, one thing i felt i caught a glimpse of was this - that Kean Lin really love his bride. that was what i really could see at the wedding and i was glad i went to celebrate with them! the love in the air was more evident to me than the food and the ceremony.

this is Karen, my long lost friend since primary school. she's now running a music school in klang.
3. second weekend in december - dec 7 - my dearest ex-housemate's wedding!! this time, it was at tropicana.
that's her husband, Alex and they are leaving to reside in Singapore so i wont be seeing her often anymore liow. though i don't know him at all but he seems like a nice guy - anyone that yan peng choose would most probably be a good guy! hehhee... here's to you - CONGRATULATIONS!

4. third week of december - dec 16 - this is my cousin's wedding. my mom's sister's eldest son. err.... sorry didnt get a shot with the couple because they were super busy as they were like the one that was running the wedding without a wedding coordinator. my job for the nite was to collect ang pau and count it! hehehe...
the first pic is my 3rd aunt - her son getting married.
second pic - my eldest aunt - i always remember her cos she took good care of me
third pic - the groom's younger brother - erm... what can i say about him - he's desperate for a wife - anyone interested? he's a good man, responsible, loves his family, always learn new things to improve his skill and have a steady income! i can set a date up if you'd like.
last pic - this is the best shot i can get with my phone of the couple - errr... the mc, though funny but my line was drawn when he took off his shirt, jumped onto the chair and started shaking all his fats... ewww.....
not last but the 4th week of december - Dec 18 - MY Birthday... which i graciously share it with my sister - Yean Ching! =)

not to brag but this birthday i received FOUR dresses as presents... among other things.. ahhaha... the one i was wearing in the picture was a present from YC herself. the one she was wearing, she bought for herself. the card she wrote made me cried... though no surprise, nothing special happened but this day let me know that "I AM BLESSED" and "I AM LOVED". There were many sms, presents and wishes and prayers for me. people called from the States, Indonesia, from across the south china sea and of course this side of town, celebrating my birthday with me. i'm not special but because i'm loved, you guys made me special. thank you. thank you. thank you. that's why i actually gave gifts to some of the ppl that had shared life with me. birthday is not just receiving but also about giving to those who'd loved us.

we celebrated in the office at 5pm. Although many remain quiet and did not say anything, but Pastor shared and thanked me for serving together - that short speech brought tears to my eyes. thank you pastor! you are indeed a BIG WORD in my life. the past six years of serving had been an honor and a chance i won't have missed. you're the best boss ever. and although i really wanna leave in 2009 but because you ask me to stay, i will seriously reconsider and put it to prayer n fasting before God - because i wanna honor you and i believe that God can open a great n effective door at any place wherever i am - whether in the industry or not!
my birthday end with a scrumptious meal from Doreen, dance practice, being painted thick ici on face, shooting my testimony, go home and work late! hahaha....

This year, for those people who actually asked me what i want, and i dare to tell them, i told them to invest into my dream by sponsoring me to one production next year. don't need to pay for the full concert ticket, just sponsor me some so that at least it's not so heavy. i love to go to see the concert productions - not all the time i learn something but this is the closest i can get to being exposed to the industry... =)

well, that's not the end of december yet! next week would be christmas day! i love christmas because it's a season of joy and remembering God's goodness! then after that would be the end of the year - a lot of wrap up lunches and dinners! what a fruitful december! how was yours??

where is love....?

i recently heard a new song that's been ringing in my head...
(err... tried my best to translate from mandarin to english here)
tell me where is love
i've searched up and down (east n west)
where is love
it's been mysterious
where is love
if you see love
please tell love
that i'm still here

i've been humming the song sometimes in my head sometimes out loud...

i don't know how to say it easier, but if you are also looking for love, this christmas come here.
where love dwells, where ppl learn to love sincerely,
where i've personally discovered it myself.
if u visit us, u'll hear my story plus many others who'd also discovered for themselves.
(checkout the invite below)

i've seen so many ppl searching for love, craving for it, sacrificing themselves for it... sometimes in vain, sometimes losing hope in their search, sometimes end up in hurts and wounds, crushed....

I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO THE WHOLE WORLD, SCREAMING AT YOU THAT LOVE IS IN GOD!!! ONLY IN HIM YOU CAN FIND THE KIND OF PERFECT LOVE - NEVER IN HUMAN... cos we are just human. first find love in God then you'll discover love all around...

I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO YOU....... 爱在这里

my koko's wedding

This is my cousin brother but since we stay together since birth,
i call him tailo and his twin brother, yilo... ehhe...

last weekend was tailo's wedding with his newly-wed wife, Mindy!
So i skipped sunday church and went to my aunty's house whole day. everyone was so happy...
this is the tea ceremony at my aunty's house. the ones sitting down are their parents (my aunt n uncle) and this was also the house i stayed in from standard 2 till i was in form 3....
family-clan photo.... my father side family members. all are close to me. they each made a difference in my life. i'll tell you the story when it's MY wedding day! hahaha...

But, we all should want only healthy relationships.

Before I start, why don’t we watch a video… I’m sure you know this movie…

Movie: What girls do when they fall in love…

One of the biggest changes in emotions is in our feelings to the opposite sex. You will come to a time in your life that you are attracted to the guys and you want to look good in front of them.

You want a relationship and that’s normal. But, we all should want only healthy relationships.

You’ve watched Princess Diaries, she’s also having this ‘feelings’ to the boy, thinking about him and wanting to be with him… but we all seen the ending that the boy only wanted to use her and you saw how sad she was later on…

So, how to handle emotions and relate healthily with the opposite sex?

• Every guy wants to find his beauty; every girl wants to be that beauty
• Every guy seeks out adventure; every girl wants to be swept up in that adventure
• Both hearts cry out for intimacy (=closer friendship)
• But, the danger is if we don’t understand ourselves and don’t understand what relationships are for, then we will end up in unhealthy relationships because we end up looking for beauty, intimacy or even adventure in all the wrong places.
  

So, it’s important to start right. The place to start is in yourself. First, learn to love and appreciate yourself then you will be able to learn to love others…

• How you feel, think and react is different (it’s ok, don’t need to compare)
• QUESTION: So, tell me what is one thing you like about yourself?

• Since you are so unique and today is your special day, I must celebrate with you. This is to tell you that you are pretty like the ROSES…

• You can choose to live your life to the best you can and maximize your potential and capabilities
• Now, I say live your life to your best potential but I don’t mean in a wild way and with not control or behind your parents back – that’s not living to your best potential – that’s call risky lifestyle and even dangerous.
• You may think parents are putting boundaries on you but it’s good for you. Everything needs to have boundary to be good for them. To take sweets around, you need a box to put them in it. Can you imagine if there are NO boundaries? What would others do to you? What would you do to others?? Hmm… there needs to be boundary!
• It’s how you see it and how you make to be. If you think a box of sweets is plain, it’s mar plain lor – but if you make it CUTE, then it’s cute lor!
  

• You are like a rose that’s blooming. As the rose bloom, it faces changes too, they learn to open up their petals.
  

• But blooming time is not forever. It’s only for a season. For a rose, it could be a few days to a week, but for you, it would be the next 10 years or so, but time does flies. When I was 13, I also thought I still have a long time coming but so fast, now I’m 27! It’s still my best time because I make the most of it. But don’t waste your best time in life.
  

• But often times we make wrong decisions because we wanted to try out…
• If I were to say that gals are like roses and a blooming one, then I would say risky lifestyle is like this (peel off the rose)
• Every time we are involved in risky lifestyle or unhealthy relationships, we are actually giving parts of ourselves away.
• What are risky behaviors? Like not eat at all for diet, puking food that you’d ate, cutting ourselves, or even in unhealthy relationships like pre-marital sex. (peeling off)
• Sex is not just a physical intimacy with another person but that which involves your whole person which is your emotions, mental and all in.
• Each time we give ourselves away – whether emotionally or physically – instead of blooming like a rose, without us knowing it, we are actually ruining it.
• Look, after a few times, it still look ok right? Still quite pretty like a rose… still nobody knows it’s being peeled off.
• But if we continue on like this, do you think there would still be a pretty rose left? (keep peeling).
  

• One of the biggest reasons that made gals involve in unhealthy relationships is in storybooks… especially romance story books…
• As you read, you imagine yourself as the heroine, the one that the hero, the man that every woman wants, but he only wants you, and he come and sweep you off your feet into an adventure, and you fall heads over heels in love with him… and live happily ever after… (sigh)!
• You just read only mar… you didn’t do it… so you’re still safe from risky lifestyle… right?
• But then, you do it in your mind! The more you read, the more you fantasize to be heroine and the more you fantasize, the more you want to find your hero in your life… that’s when you take risk in unhealthy relationships because you want to start on your adventure! But it might not be the right person or the right time or the right adventure – just like princess diaries.
  

• Today, I want to tell you that you cannot give sex to get love. Sex is not a game. It’s an intimate act that requires maturity (which you are only began to discover, so not counted) and commitment of marriage. Without the boundary of marriage, you are trying to take sweets without the box – you either ruin the sweet, make it dirty or drop it, you wont be able to keep it for long.
• Not to mention pre-marital sex has consequences – like pregnancy and diseases. And 90% of these diseases are incurable. Do you like being sick? Can you imagine being sick all life long? Can you imagine this rose with yellow dots all over? Still pretty?
  

• I can tell you don’t read those books that cause your mind to be unhealthy but I can’t force you to do it. I can’t put cctv all around you. Plus I won’t. I’m just telling it to you today about the pros and the cons, you need to learn to make your own decisions and then you will live like a rose.
• Unhealthy books can cause you to fantasize and encourage you to have intimacy at unhealthy relationships but it will not help you to bloom prettily as a rose. But the more you peel the lesser is the rose.
  

• Then, finally when you meet your MR. RIGHT, the real one that will live happily ever after with and he wants to marry you…. by then, you only have this much left to give to him. Is this your best? Or you want to keep yourself to be the best rose when you meet your hero in your life?
  

• If you want to keep yourself as the best rose, then you need to learn to put a boundary on yourself from unhealthy books, unhealthy acts, and unhealthy relationships. I hope you will choose to live as your best as the prettiest rose.
  

• The rose is in your hands now. Whether it blooms to its most beautiful time or it’s being peeled off bits by bits before it’s time, it’s how you live…

You know what real love is?

just came back from the cantonese movie nite.
this time we were showing "Love is..." "真的恋爱了"

there was loss of love one,
there was unable to let go of the one who do not love us,
there was anticipation of first love,
there was unsure of how to love,
there was fear of being alone,
there was fear of not loved,
there was old love that we did not let go,
there was old love that we did not remember we loved...

the one that touched me the most is the old lady.
she cry as she hold the ashes of her husband, missing him tremendously, not feel strong enough to let him go...
she reminds me of my granny. i really misses her so much. i felt like the old lady when she went to be with the Lord a few years back. i remember i too was hugging myself in bed and crying so much cos i miss her...

when candy pointed out that her painting are feathers and she wants to tell the old lady to know how much God loves her and never leaves her.... i also almost teared...

wind had always been a reminder of God is near to me. everytime when i needed assurance, when i cry in sadness or down crushed, the wind always come to remind me God is with me.
just like how i felt, wind (in the form of feathers flying down at them) came at the end for each of them to remind them of God's love embracing them to grace them through.

although the story is simple, but i felt so ministered. i'm sure the ppl that made the movie put in a lot more than effort and skill.... they put in their prayers.

if are in any of the scenario mentioned above, you need to know that God loves you. if you can find God's love, you'll be secure in His love and not put your security in your love, your boyfriend's love, your family's love... but God's love will enable you love them instead...

on the side note, i really thanked God for media evangelism. i want to reach artistes but they have reached the artistes... some of the casts in the movie are well-known hong kong series actors and actresses. the one that amazes me is kong wah. from being the 'tong chang' in journey to west (buddhist legendary story) to now being a christian testifying about God's love... i don't know who are the ones reaching the artistes - the church there i guess - but they are already making a difference in the artistes world. what... can... i... do...??

Bridal Shower: Su Su

i love t he flower signage! So pretty. THis is the prettiest bridal shower i've attended! =)
Of course we adorn su with the pretty halo with veil, balloons and flower petals all over...
It was just so pretty....
the invitation:

dear favorite girls of su =)

you have been specially invited to celebrate with our bride-to-be, Ms Ho Su Leen, as she prepares for marriage in a month’s time. though the date of this shower has been set by her, the whole program n theme r gonna be a surprise for her! So sssssshhhhhhhhh….
We all know su loves flowers J so I’ve decided to make the bridal shower theme FLORAL. I’ve also talked to her and found out that she would love a bridal shower that is fun n meaningful.
firstly, we r gathering to celebrate su by showering her with loving words. your invitation card is on the way n you’ll also be given a floral card to write for su. The content of the card needs to be on “when I think of su, I think of…..” please take time to think through coz u have weeks to write something that will bless her.
next, we r gathering to shower her with our love by getting her a gift with floral theme eg a bag with floral design, a flower hair clip etc. preferably something she would like and practical J it doesn’t have to be expensive, any color is good, but must have flower!!
so we arrived and they were taking group picture with Su and then food...
next, we we setup projector to watch...."what girls do when they fall in love..."
ahha.... i only managed to cut 3 chick flicks - the foot popping first kiss of Princess Diaries, the hilarious bend & snap scene from Legally Blonde and of course the infamous 'I love him! I love him! i.. love him!' from Jerry McGuire. Everyone had a good laugh.

she then shared her leg popping experience with marcus and marcus wrote a card describing Su as flowers but he cant come out with one cos they are by far unable to replace his su in his heart... oooo... so mushy... haha... but it's the first time i see a guy outrightly expressing his love and adoration for the one he love... totally real and touching... not like watching movie cos u know it's just acting but this is real from his heart to her heart in public declaration... su is so blessed...

we described Su as flower - blossom, blooming, radiant, beautiful, gorgeous...

then gift opening - everyone brought a floral gift... from rose tea to flower hair clip... it was fun watching her guess who gave what... and then she gave us all a gift too - pretty pink name card holders... so thoughtful of her!

i got to know Jia Huey a bit and then today i invited her to join YOF! yay! i hope she's got a passion for the teens generation!! i really need someone that would stand in the gap to transit the teens from YOF to high school life group! She will think about it after visiting the YOF... keeping my prayers high!